Legislation Seeking to Regulate Delta-8 THC Stalls in Illinois House of Representatives A recent bill proposed to regulate the sellers of delta-8 THC, CBD and other hemp-derived products more stringently failed to pass earlier this week after the bill, which passed...
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Justice Department to Focus on Antitrust Enforcement
New Task Force Announced to Focus on Healthcare The Department of Justice recently unveiled a new task force aiming to root out monopolies and collusion in the healthcare market, including shaping policy decisions, conducting investigations, and, when warranted,...
Potential New Felony Traffic Laws Proposed in Illinois General Assembly
Proposed Legislation Would Make It a Felony to Run from Police Under the current law in Illinois, anyone who flees from the police after an attempted traffic stop can only be charged with a misdemeanor for fleeing in their vehicle unless they meet certain aggravating...
Recent Arrests by DOJ Highlight Growing Trend in Cybercrime Prosecutions
Arizona Woman Arrested for Assisting North Korea Infiltrate Major US Companies The Justice Department recently unsealed an indictment against a U.S. citizen and three North Koreans using aliases that engaged in a complex fraud to secure remote employment as software...
Several States Sue Federal Government Over New Gun Regulation
States Seek to Block Closing of So-Called “Gun Show Loophole” As we’ve discussed in an earlier blog, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) previously sought to close the “gun show loophole” by requiring background checks and/or a license to...
Could Illinois Become Newest State to Legalize “Magic Mushrooms”?
Illinois State Senator Introduces Legislation to Legalize Psilocybin Earlier this year, Illinois State Senator Rachel Ventura introduced a bill that would legalize psilocybin, often referred to as “magic mushrooms” for adults over the age of 21 in a supervised...
Federal Marijuana Reclassification One Step Closer to Reality
DEA Signals Intent to Reclassify Marijuana as a Less Dangerous Drug In an update to a previous blog, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced that it will proceed with the plan to reclassify Marijuana from a “Schedule I” Controlled Substance to the less tightly...
United States Supreme Court to Weigh Ghost Gun Regulation
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Over Government’s Ability to Regulate Ghost Guns This past week the United States Supreme Court agreed to review a lower court’s ruling concerning the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearm (commonly referred to as the A.T.F.) in the...
Supreme Court Refuses to Set Hard Deadline in Criminal Forfeitures
Unanimous Ruling Finds That Prosecutors Have Flexibility on Forfeiture Orders The United States Supreme Court recently held that federal courts can issue criminal forfeiture orders outside the prescribed deadline set by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure,...
Michael Irvin Files $100 Million Lawsuit Against Marriot Over False Sexual Assault Report
Video Evidence Exonerated Retired NFL Superstar Michael Irvin, the Hall of Fame wide receiver turned NFL Network analyst, was abruptly taken off the Super Bowl coverage for the network in 2023 after it was alleged that he sexually assaulted a hotel worker at an...


